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Many of the people
who write to Rinpoche have health problems and are suffering
from illnesses or pain. In this section, Rinpoche relates
the amazing story of a woman cured of AIDS after performing
specific spiritual practices, and how the purification
of negative karma and visualizing taking on the suffering
of others can relieve our pain and sickness. He also
looks at the importance of healing and transforming
the mind.
Rinpoche points out that sickness can actually persuade
us to practice, to do something worthwhile with our
lives, for ourselves and others, whereas a long life
with no obstacles could become full of distraction and
wasted.
Also, Rinpoche shows how pain is very powerful purification
of negative karma, and we can use it to develop bodhicitta,
loving kindness, and compassion for others. In this
way, every time we experience pain it brings us closer
to enlightenment.
Please Note: Lama Zopa Rinpoche
gave these pieces of advice to specific individuals
for specific illnesses. We encourage you to consult
a qualified lama before applying them. We don’t
guarantee that these practices can heal an individual’s
illness and can’t be held responsible if they
cause harm or do not heal your illness. They are provided
for informational purposes only; apply them at your
own discretion.
Nevertheless, Rinpoche has suggested that we make
these available to give a general idea of how we can
help others. Also, sometimes people are in distress
from, for example, spirit harm, and don’t have
a lama to whom they can turn, and experience has shown
that when some have employed Rinpoche's advice, it has
helped. Rinpoche has said that sometimes people see
a piece of advice and have a strong feeling to try it
and that this is the Buddha’s action guiding the
person toward the correct method to heal them.
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